DOI: 10.36347/sjmcr.2013.v01i02.009

Pages: 47-51

Escobar syndrome also known as non lethal type of multiple pterygiumsyndrome, is characterised by webbing (pterygium) of neck, axilla and extremities, fixed contracture of multiple joints (arthogryposis) and with normal intelligence.Pterygium syndromes are heterogenous group of disorders with sporadic, autosomal recessive (most common) and autosomal dominant inheritance pattern. We report two male siblings born of consanguineous marriage with Escobar syndrome.